In accordance with section 220 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, I, Nicole Rosie, give notice that I have exempted the Pike River Recovery Agency Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa from compliance with Regulation 170(4)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2016.

This exemption takes effect on 5 December 2019 and expires on 5 December 2024 unless it is sooner replaced or revoked.

The exemption, including the conditions of the exemption and the reasons for granting it, may be viewed at: https://worksafe.govt.nz/laws-and-regulations/acts/hswa/exemptions-under-hswa/.

Signed at Wellington this 3rd day of December 2019.

NICOLE ROSIE, Chief Executive, WorkSafe New Zealand.